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CONSERVATION, HERITAGE AND ENVIRONMENT -
STANDING COMMITTEE
Report on Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Bill 1993 -
Government Response
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General and Minister for Health) (6.00): Madam Speaker, for the information of members, I present the Government's response to the Standing Committee on Conservation, Heritage and Environment report on the Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Bill 1993 entitled Clearing the Air. I move:
That the Assembly takes note of the paper.
Madam Speaker, I seek leave to have my speech incorporated in Hansard in order to save time.
Leave granted.
Speech incorporated at Appendix 18.
Debate (on motion by Mr Moore) adjourned.
TOBACCO ACT
Papers and Ministerial Statement
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General and Minister for Health), by leave: Madam Speaker, for the information of members, I present, pursuant to section 6 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989, determination No. 42 of 1994, including the explanatory statement, which is an exemption made under the Tobacco Act and gazetted in Gazette No. S112 dated Wednesday, 15 June 1994. To explain briefly, this relates to the PM's XI match. We are again prepared to make a limited exemption to allow the four B and H signs. As in the past, we will be requiring four equivalent large anti-smoking banners to be displayed. This year, in addition to the previous condition, tough health warnings will be required to accompany the tobacco advertisements. The health warnings must be at least 25 per cent of the area of the B and H tobacco advertisements and shall read, "Smoking causes heart disease" and "Smoking reduces your fitness". This is consistent with proposed Commonwealth Government guidelines.
A request for a second exemption for a match between the touring English side and an ACT team has been rejected. Madam Speaker, this exemption would have signalled a significant relaxation in the tough stand the ACT Government has taken in relation to prohibiting tobacco advertising, as it would, in effect, have doubled the amount of permitted tobacco advertising that has been exempted. Of course, under the new legislation, members may move to make such a subordinate law if they are prepared to hand it to the tobacco lobby.
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